Chapter 105

Damn, he didn't bring that many spirit stones today either; adding more would be too much for him. Besides, the value already far exceeds the price of a standard seventh-grade high-quality elixir.

If they end up researching nothing at all, it would truly be a devastating loss.

Unexpectedly, Elder Han said coldly, "One hundred and fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones. Mo Daoyao, do you have any more spirit stones?"

Mo Daoyao gritted his teeth and said, "Fine. No wonder you are the Profound Heaven Sacred Land. This elixir is yours." Elder Han smiled triumphantly; competing with him? Dream on.

One hundred and fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones were still within his acceptable range. Anything over one hundred and sixty thousand would truly be too much. He believed this special elixir would be worth it.

The surrounding spectators were stunned by this scene. One hundred and fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones! They had never seen such an amount in their dreams! "Wait, this old man bids one hundred and sixty thousand high-grade spirit stones!" At that moment, a hoarse voice slowly drifted over.

Elder Han's expression darkened slightly. Who was this ungrateful thing daring to snatch something from him, Han You?

Han You looked toward the sound and found the speaker was none other than Lu Chong, the Sect Master of the Spirit Elixir Gate. Lu Chong said cheerfully, "Elder Han, this seat is also very curious about this elixir. Why not yield it to me?"

Anger rose in Han You's heart, and he roared, "Impossible."

Damn it, today the martial artists of the Profound Heaven Sacred Land lost the competition, the alchemy competition was lost, and even the artifact forging competition was crushed. If he failed to win this elixir today, wouldn't the Profound Heaven Sacred Land lose all face?

So at this moment, he absolutely could not back down.

Even if he had to spend all their funds, he had to make others know that the Profound Heaven Sacred Land was not inferior to anyone.

Therefore, Han You immediately said, "One hundred and sixty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones." His heart ached a bit, but he refused to admit defeat. Lu Chong smiled, "One hundred and seventy thousand."

Han You gritted his teeth, "One hundred and seventy-five thousand!" Lu Chong narrowed his eyes slightly, "One hundred and eighty thousand!" Han You flew into a rage, "Two hundred thousand!"

Damn it, are you getting carried away? Do you really think I dare not raise the price? Come on, two hundred thousand; let's see who is stronger!

The corner of Lu Chong's mouth twitched slightly; this Han You was truly willing to spend.

He had originally thought that if Han You bid another five thousand after one hundred and ninety thousand, he would stop. Otherwise, with so many spirit stones, he couldn't handle it either.

So Lu Chong bowed his hands and said, "I only brought one hundred and ninety thousand high-grade spirit stones today. Elder Han, what magnificent spirit."

Hearing this, Han You's face instantly turned black. Lu Chong, you bastard.

If I ever get the chance to catch you, I'll kill you. A look of pain flashed in his eyes, and then he said fiercely, "Is there anyone else?" For a moment, in the vast spectator stands, no one dared to speak. It was too damn rich; who would dare to speak up!

The corner of Han You's eye twitched wildly as he looked at Xu Chen, "Young Palace Master Xu, may I?" Xu Chen said cheerfully, "Hand over the spirit stones, and take the elixir freely."

As he spoke, Han You took a deep breath and handed the spirit stones to Xu Chen. Then, carefully placing the elixir into his storage ring, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Phew!

As long as the elixir is in hand, everything else can be discussed.

A smile appeared in Xu Chen's eyes. He imagined how brilliant the expression would be when Han You found nothing at all.

"Wait a moment, Young Palace Master Xu, could you also auction that sixth-grade high-quality long sword?" At this moment, another artifact forger in the Profound Heaven Sacred Land could not help but speak up.

Hearing this, Xu Chen's eyes were full of a strange look.

Are you treating this place as an auction house?

After all, almost every sect in the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty is here today. If this is an auction, I will gain the best return today. Therefore, Xu Chen said, "Of course it is possible. I wonder how much your lordship is willing to bid?"

Although this long sword is only Tier Six, you have seen that it is engraved with numerous Tier Six weapon patterns. Compared to elixirs, studying these weapon patterns directly might be more intuitive. Therefore, the value of this Tier Six long sword is self-evident." After speaking, he chuckled lightly. Since it was being auctioned, he might as well maximize its value. As expected, the moment he finished speaking, countless powerful figures' eyes sparkled. Xu Chen's methods in alchemy and smithing were truly miraculous.

If they could glimpse even a fraction of it, they believed their alchemy and smithing skills would improve greatly! This time, they too would fight for this Tier Six long sword. The Taichu Sacred Land Elder Chen Shimian immediately spoke out: "A Tier Six long sword is originally worth at most sixty thousand spirit stones, but I bid seventy thousand spirit stones."

Everyone, I, Chen, as a smith, have a substantial foundation myself. I hope no one will compete with me." The implication in Chen Shimian's words was already quite clear. He had money, spirit stones, and an extraordinary status.

I hope no one is so ungrateful as to compete with me for these ten thousand spirit stones."

The crowd clicked their tongues. Here it comes again, adding ten thousand directly.

Damn, these are all big shots who aren't short of money!

Chen Shimian's face darkened slightly: "It seems the Sect Leader is not willing to give Taichu Sacred Land some face. Ninety thousand!"

Duanmu Jing said indifferently: "One hundred thousand!"

Seeing this, the other sects also wanted to join the bidding.

But after thinking it over, compared to the Demon Sect and Taichu Sacred Land, their strength was much lower, and they had no money.

If they went up, wouldn't they offend both powerful sects at the same time? Therefore, they suppressed the urge to bid and just watched these two big shots compete for the Tier Six long sword. In the end, they were dumbfounded to see that the damn long sword was bid up to two hundred and ten thousand superior spirit stones.

The bidder was the Demon Sect Leader, Duanmu Jing. They were stunned.

A Tier Six long sword was actually more expensive than a Grade Seven elixir. This was truly absurd!

Just as they thought Chen Shimian would give up.

They still saw Chen Shimian say coldly: "Two hundred and fifty thousand!" The crowd: "..."

Holy crap!

Chen Shimian must be crazy. Two hundred and fifty thousand superior spirit stones. Even if he is rich, he can't bid like this.

You have to know that the entire foundation of some small sects doesn't even have this many spirit stones. Duanmu Jing also took a deep breath; he felt it was truly not worth it.

Buying a Tier Six long sword for two hundred and fifty thousand superior spirit stones? Wasn't that like having one's brain kicked by a donkey? Therefore, Duanmu Jing clasped his hands and said, "Your lordship has more spirit than Elder Han. I yield." Hearing this, Chen Shimian immediately snorted: "Duanmu Jing, I remember you."

If not for that old thing, he could have secured it for seventy thousand superior spirit stones.

Now it cost an extra one hundred and eighty thousand spirit stones. One hundred and eighty thousand! His heart was bleeding, and he was so angry his body shook.

He turned tremblingly to look at Xu Chen: "Young Master Xu, how about it?" Xu Chen nodded calmly: "Good. I'm just afraid Elder Chen might regret it."

Chen Shimian gritted his teeth and said: "Before all the powerful figures in the world, this old man can still afford these spirit stones." If he bought it and refused to pay, he would truly lose all face.

Better to spend the spirit stones than lose face.

Xu Chen praised: "No wonder you are an Elder of Taichu Sacred Land. This junior admires you. Come, money first, goods second."

He flicked the elixir toward Chen Shimian, and Chen Shimian, looking as if his flesh was being cut, handed over the spirit stones. In an instant, four hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones appeared out of nowhere in Xu Chen's storage ring.

This was already a huge amount of resources.

He dared to say that in the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty, few people had more spirit stones than him. Xu Chen happily accepted the spirit stones, then asked: "I might refine elixirs and weapons again in the future. The people of Taichu Sacred Land can place advance orders. I won't charge so much; just half the auction price is fine. How about that?"

Han You and Chen Shimian cursed inwardly, Advance orders? Your sister.

They just wanted to take the elixirs and weapons back to study; having samples was enough. Buying more? Taichu Sacred Land couldn't afford that!

Therefore, they snorted: "Young Master Xu is overthinking it. We only want today's items." Xu Chen laughed cheerfully: "That is truly a pity."

Han You narrowed his eyes slightly: "However, if you are willing to sell your alchemy techniques or smithing techniques, we are willing to buy. Even doubling the price is not impossible." Hearing this, everyone's breathing became rapid. Five hundred thousand superior spirit stones?

Wow, Taichu Sacred Land is truly rich!

Xu Chen said: "One million spirit stones for one technique, then I might consider it." Han You and Chen Shimian's faces immediately turned black. One million? Why don't you just go rob someone? Two techniques, that would be two million.

Which faction could afford such extravagance?

Therefore, they gritted their teeth and said: "One million to take all the techniques you have." Xu Chen sneered: "In dreams, anything is possible." Han You, Chen Shimian: "……………………"

Xu Chen seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately said: "By the way, does your Taichu Sacred Land have a Poison Master?" Han You said indifferently: "How is that possible? A Poison Master is a despised profession; Taichu Sacred Land does not have one."

Xu Chen laughed cheerfully: "If there is one, please pay attention to his safety." Han You's pupils contracted slightly. Did Xu Chen mean he intended to kill?

On their Taichu Sacred Land side, there were quite a few Grade Eight experts.

Could Xu Chen forcibly kill a Grade Seven Poison Master among many Grade Eight experts? After thinking it over, he felt this possibility was zero.

Therefore, Han You sneered: "Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Xu. We will pay attention." In his words, he paid no attention to Xu Chen's words at all. Xu Chen narrowed his eyes. Poison Masters had a characteristic: they carried a poison aura on their bodies that could not be concealed.

As a Reincarnated Immortal Emperor, he could see at a glance who the Poison Master was. Protected by Grade Eight experts?

Heh, tonight I will let you know what god-like means are. Having thought this, Xu Chen returned to the area where the Jixia Academy was located.

After asking around, he found that Yi Bingrou had won the champion of the Martial Artist area, and Ye Xuan had been beaten up again.

At this moment, Ye Xuan was shivering somewhere. Bu Fengshuang asked now: "I have roughly figured it out. The Poison Master who attacked our Jixia Academy is named Lu Yi. A traitor from the Five Poisons Sect, with a Grade Seven cultivation base. After defecting to Taichu Sacred Land, he was highly valued and did many dark deeds."

This person is covered in poison; any beast or person who touches him will likely die instantly. Even I, if I accidentally get contaminated by his poison gas, would likely face great trouble." Xu Chen nodded: "Weakness." In his previous life, this Lu Yi did not jump out, so Xu Chen was not really clear on Lu Yi's situation. Bu Fengshuang said: "His physical body is extremely fragile; he has never cultivated his body, and his spiritual sense is also weak. A common flaw of poison cultivators."

"He also has a Spirit Poison Puppet at the guest house, controlled by a fragment of his spiritual sense. This Xi definitely knows very well."

"From what I know, if one approaches within one li of this Spirit Poison Puppet, the puppet will detect and attack."

Xu Chen nodded: "Once I get this Spirit Poison Puppet, I will have a way to kill Lu Yi." Therefore, he turned to look at Shangguan Luoyun: "Sect Leader, do me a favor?" Shangguan Luoyun smiled sweetly: "What's in it for me?" Xu Chen turned to look at the Empress: "Your Majesty Empress..." Shangguan Luoyun immediately became slightly angry: "I'll help, but don't call her!" Damn guy, no reward, yet he asks me to do things. A secret kiss would have been fine too; I'm so angry!

She snorted, then disappeared on the spot. Shortly after, the experts from various sects dispersed one after another.

Because it was late, they would stay at the guest house for one night and leave tomorrow.

Xu Chen and the others returned to the palace to wait for Shangguan Luoyun's news. About a quarter of an hour later, Shangguan Luoyun returned, wearing black gloves, holding a Spirit Poison Puppet in her hand.

Shangguan Luoyun said grumpily: "Here, the Spirit Poison Puppet of Lu Yi that you wanted." Xu Chen smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, Sect Leader. You look especially beautiful today."

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Shangguan Luoyun's face. At least you kid know how to talk. After speaking, Xu Chen looked at the puppet and found that its spiritual sense had been restrained. In other words, Lu Yi should not yet know that the Spirit Poison Puppet had been taken away.

Xu Chen nodded inwardly; Shangguan Luoyun was quite impressive, restraining the spiritual sense while capturing it.

He smiled lightly: "Wait for me to perform a few techniques, and I can forcibly scatter Lu Yi's spiritual sense through the spiritual sense of the Spirit Poison Puppet."

The women nodded. This method of killing from a thousand li away was indeed simple.

They also had the intent to kill Lu Yi; now that Xu Chen was doing it personally, they felt relieved. "Swish!" Having thought this, Xu Chen sat down in a lotus position and began to perform mysterious hand seals, attaching them to the Spirit Poison Puppet.

In an instant, streams of spiritual energy marks entered the puppet's body. Special marks also began to stain the spiritual sense of the Spirit Poison Puppet. Xu Chen estimated that within a quarter of an hour at most, Lu Yi over there would be screaming and dying...

— Author's Notes —

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